Noah's Ark, Mt. Meru, and the God of the Rainbow

The warning is clear: Unless human beings reach a change of civilization in the ecological sense within the next ten years, we will not have a future—any future. However, a change of civilization does require a change of religious beliefs as well. As Lynn White Jr. asserted many years ago, our prese...

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Main Author: Chang, Yoon-Jae (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: International review of mission
Year: 2016, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 196-208
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBC Doctrine of God
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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